We hope players will respect that the theater voting system is not meant
to be 'gamed' (and don't pretend you don't know what we mean or be
surprised that we can tell when voting patterns are questionable). In
any event, the following changes have been made in how theater
productions are submitted and rated to make things a little fairer:

- Productions must be submitted by the Minister of Cultural Affairs
during the first six months of the year, to ensure other people have a
chance to view and rate the production before the year ends.

- Instead of voting to rate a play *during* the performance, you will
have two minutes to do so *after* the performance concludes. You will
receive messages telling you when the two minutes begins and ends. Note
that if replaying a recording, you will need to watch it all the way
through to be able to rate it.

As always, only the ticketholder can rate during a replay, but everyone
in the audience can rate when the production is first being recorded.
Also, those who manage the production's home stage, or who were involved
in the production's cast or crew, may not rate the production at any
time.

Other updates:

- Bards may now break an instrument bond. See AB MUSIC INSTRUMENTBOND.

Penned by My hand on the 22nd of Estar, in the year 196 CE.